The Norwegian sentence structure: “Jo + comparative, desto + comparative” – “The more…, the more…”
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NLS Language Learning Podcast — The Norwegian sentence structure: “Jo + comparative, desto + comparative” – “The more…, the more…”. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Hi, Alice Amman. Hello, everyone. Today, we will talk about an Norwegian sentence structure, U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative, U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative, the more, the more. Expressions with the more, the more can be expressed in Norwegian by saying U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative, U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative. You can also say U plus comparative, U plus comparative, or you can say U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative.
So how do we use the structure U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative? Here are some examples of how to use it. You may be practising DESTU better than us, you may be practising DESTU better than us, you may be practising DESTU better than us, the more you practice, the better your Norwegian will become. Utilier du kommer på jobben, desto bedre ade. Utilier du kommer på jobben, desto bedre ade. Utilier du kommer på jobben, desto bedre ade. The earlier you come to work, the better it is.
Jo med du läser, desto med forstår du. The more you read, the more you understand. We also use U plus comparative, DESTU plus comparative in idioms. For example, we have the idiom Jo flere kokke desto med søl. Jo flere kokke desto med søl. Jo flere kokke desto med søl. The more chefs, the more will be spilled. When many people have to carry out the task, they often get in each other's way and it becomes
inefficient. Imagine you are in a group project with many people if there are numerous discussions, but no results or efficiency. It is unsuitable to use Norwegian idiom Jo flere kokke desto med søl. Jo flere kokke desto med søl. The more chefs, the more will be spilled. This idiom stresses that there are situations where the more people involved, the lower the efficiencies. Do you want to learn more Norwegian? We are now offering a free Norwegian trial class. Sign up for a free trial class by going to our website nls Norwegian dot n o nls Norwegian dot n o
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